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Wise Men

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Mentioned in Daniel 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. The word in the original (hakamim) probably means "medicine men. In Chaldea medicine was only a branch of magic. The "wise men" of Matthew 2:7 , who came from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Wise Men'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​w/wise-men.html. 1897.
 
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